I've been trading a pretty simple, straight-forward system. This is nothing new or revolutionary, but it's been effective in the time I've been trading it. I use standard 20-period Bollinger Bands and look for a break of either outer band and then a re-entry. I combine this with a 14-period ADX to filter out the potentially hazardous trades, since this is a method that will fail badly under heavy trending conditions. I look for the ADX to be under 25. If it is higher than that, I won't take the trade.
I trade on the 4-hour charts and set my SL just above/below a S/R level that is in the 70-100 pip range. My profit target is the middle BB line. I've been thinking of re-evaluating my exit strategy, as there are sometimes pips that get left on the table by closing out at the middle line.
Here is an example of a trade I took recently on AUD/CHF:
I trade on the 4-hour charts and set my SL just above/below a S/R level that is in the 70-100 pip range. My profit target is the middle BB line. I've been thinking of re-evaluating my exit strategy, as there are sometimes pips that get left on the table by closing out at the middle line.
Here is an example of a trade I took recently on AUD/CHF: